The GEC Annual
meeting was held on June 10th nestled under the great oaks at the Highland
Park Community Center. Over food and with fellowship from GEC members,
President Bill Owens presented the new GEC by-laws, which were approved.
The election of 2008-9 officers and Board followed. With the change in
By-Laws, the GEC will have an elected Board and an Advisory Council made
up of partner organizations and leaders from the community. Also, the
term of Board members was increased for better continuity from
year-to-year as the GEC continues to work on several long-term projects.

A brief update was
given on current GEC projects by Bill Owens. The Congressional
investigation of the journal
Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology,
the Weinberg Group, and the implications for Glynn County, were of
interest to the GEC members present. Members wanted to know if the
documents requested under a Freedom of Information Act request would be
available for their review. Bill reiterated that the resources of the GEC
are there for our members and our community.

A vision for what the
GEC can accomplish and how it would bring a brighter future for Glynn
County closed out the evening. Even though the progress that has been
made is impressive, there is more to do. Knowing that we have clean and
safe schools remains a priority for members and a renewed call to resolve
the situation at Altama Elementary was made, even if the GEC must do the
testing ourselves. The next few years will be important as the GEC works
to clean up the last remaining bits of our industrial legacy. When the
task is done, the growth in the economic vitality of Glynn County could be
explosive, which will bring new challenges for which the GEC is currently
preparing.